Senior Clinical Fellow STCritical Care

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The closing date is 16 January 2026

This is an exciting time to join the MSE group as Clinical Fellow. Mid & South Essex is a vibrant community of 5 units on three geographical sites each with a distinct profile but a shared culture, brought together in an autonomous directorate. The Directorate manages the equivalent of 46 level 3 beds (flexible mx of level 3 and level
2) across the group with over 2500 admissions a year.

Basildon general CCU is a large and busy unit serving a local population of around 450k. Basildon critical care is supported by a large, well established ARCU (Acute Respiratory Care Unit) with a large negative pressure capability and a high-performing Critical Care Outreach Team.

You will work under the direction of the duty Critical Care Consultant to deliver care to patients referred and admitted to the Critical Care unit, participating in the established service framework. This includes participating in the morning safety huddle and handover the daily Consultant ward rounds.

You will assist with reviewing the critical care patients at the request of the bedside nurse, nurse in charge or Consultant and work as directed by the Consultant management plan, including but not limited to the ordering of investigations, chasing results, practical procedures, and usual administration tasks - Making referrals, communicating with other specialty teams both written or via telephone, including discharge summaries and transfer letters.

You will attend medical emergency, cardiac arrest and trauma calls, transfer critically ill patients (inter and intra-hospital transfers), supervise and support junior doctors working within critical care on the junior tier rota (FY2-ST2 grades).

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust

Are you looking for a clinical fellow role in Adult Critical Care, then we want to hear from you?

Please see attached Job description for further details of this exciting role.

• MBBS or Equivalent
• Full GMC registration
• Airway Competent
• Post Graduate Qualification (ALS, ARLS, IMPACT)
• Post Graduate Examination Pass (FRCA, MRCP, MCEM)
• Further Post Graduate Qualification (MD, Msc)
• FICE and /or CUSIC accreditation
• Advanced Life support accreditation

• Significant experience working following graduation
• Demonstrable experience working in adult critical care

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

£44,170 to £67,610 a year

Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time)